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2022-10-30 Europe

Germany dismantles wind farm to expand coal mine

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-10-30 02:31|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 If this was happening in America, Europeans would be outraged. The typical conga line of abuse would occur, and everyone would go to bed satisfied and happy.

But because they're doing it, this gets a collective shrug. Any Americans who point it out get told "we've got to do this" and any accusations of hypocrisy are handwaved away.

Fucking assholes. Tell me why we're allies again? I think a better relationship would be to send bombers over Berlin like we used to. They call us baby-murdering warmongering fascists anyway; why not fulfill their fantasies? It's not like we can sink any lower in their estimation.

Posted by Spike the Hairy6811 2022-10-30 09:43|| 2022-10-30 09:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Tell me why we're allies again?

I blame Joseph "pull my finger" Stalin.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-10-30 10:23|| 2022-10-30 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 My first big laugh of the day.

Posted by AlanC 2022-10-30 10:38|| 2022-10-30 10:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Spike, be a good boy and eat your borscht.

Posted by European Conservative 2022-10-30 15:28|| 2022-10-30 15:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Tell me why we're allies again?

Because the Germans are awesome. Hey EC!

Seriously, it is due to multiple reasons and most are Russia. We will be feuding cousins until the end of time, but they are still family and we will be there if needed. That is just our relationship.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-10-30 15:33|| 2022-10-30 15:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Big deal. The windmills can be moved to another hill. Then they Germans will have both wind and coal energy.

Posted by Crereque Clusogum7898 2022-10-30 15:34|| 2022-10-30 15:34|| Front Page Top

#7 /\ For me, it would be the hefeweizen, pork schnitzel and spaetzle.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-10-30 15:36|| 2022-10-30 15:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Thanks Dath Vader

Here's another reason

Posted by European Conservative 2022-10-30 15:37|| 2022-10-30 15:37|| Front Page Top

#9 hefeweizen, pork schnitzel

Mmmmmm.... good German beer and schnitzel. Sign me up.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-10-30 15:44|| 2022-10-30 15:44|| Front Page Top

#10 Here's another reason

I’m in tears. I must have read that post at the time, because my eye raced from word to word with a feeling of recognition, but I didn’t remember the whole until I reached the end.

Thank you for the reminder, European Conservative.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-10-30 16:04|| 2022-10-30 16:04|| Front Page Top

#11 You're welcome, tw.

The email was written by Ensign Megan M. Hallinan.

Posted by European Conservative 2022-10-30 16:35|| 2022-10-30 16:35|| Front Page Top

#12 Una cantina autentica above Malibu Bay. Acordeon, bajo sexto, y balalaika play softly. Fingers snap...

"Hey, waiter! This borscht looks like mud!
ACA JOE said it oughta be good..."
"Sir, that could be the herb...
Still, it's rather disturbing --
The can, I assure you, said FUD!"

Posted by Woozle Jones2407 2022-10-30 16:51|| 2022-10-30 16:51|| Front Page Top

#13 I remember that email. IIRC, Germany also loaned us an AWACS in the 9/11 aftermath. And one of our all-time best posters was TGA, Treue German Ally.

Posted by Matt 2022-10-30 16:57|| 2022-10-30 16:57|| Front Page Top

#14 To my shame, I'd forgotten TGA, back in the PD/.Com era

Posted by Frank G 2022-10-30 17:24|| 2022-10-30 17:24|| Front Page Top

#15 True German Ally is one of my touchstones even yet. After surviving first the Nazi concentration camps then Soviet gulags, he made his way home to become a respected leader of the Jewish community in Germany, advisor to Angela Merkel and chess friend of Cardinal Ratzinger, whom he saw elected pope before he died.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-10-30 22:20|| 2022-10-30 22:20|| Front Page Top

#16 True German Ally is one of my touchstones even yet.

A glass raised to that fine chap

Posted by DarthVader 2022-10-30 22:23|| 2022-10-30 22:23|| Front Page Top

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